Hi Lubomir,
Apology accepted. I think the quest to agree upon precise definitions
within such a well populated discussion is a difficult one, though.
Language is so rich and understanding is so contextual. Perhaps the
understanding needs to emerge from the discussion rather than precede
it? It seems to me probable that we on this list have enough in common
to more-or-less understand each other, despite occasional quibbling.
Regards,
Susan
Lubomir S. Popov wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> Sorry if I made a blunder. Please interpret the paragraph you cited as an
> example of terminological and linguistic aberrations among different
> professional communities rather than an attack. I can easily fill in
> "xxxxxxx designers" and the statement will be true again. The purpose of my
> posting was to emphasize that oftentimes, before we start a serious
> discussion, we need to clarify and come up with a common terminology, so
> that we don't speak about different things.
>
> With appreciation,
>
> Lubomir
>
> At 09:43 AM 9/30/2004 +1000, you wrote:
>
>> Dear Lubomir,
>>
>> You wrote:
>>
>>> Interior designers refer to themselves as "designers."
>>> they are the designers, and nobody else. Astonishingly, architects
>>> are not
>>> designers. And engineers are not designers, because they are not interior
>>> designers. I would not be astonished if other communities refer to
>>> the word
>>> "designer" only to address themselves and to exclude the rest of the
>>> humankind.
>>
>>
>> Why this astonishing and unnecessary attack on interior designers? I
>> don't really think it serves the discussion.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Susan Stewart.
>> Lecturer in Interior Design, UTS
>>
>>
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